Tag Archive for 'Sunflower'

While circumnutations are ubiquitous in plant systems, and generally associated with exploratory movements, a quantitative understanding of their role is elusive. Nguyen et al. report, for the first time, their role in facilitating an optimal growth pattern for a crowded group of mutually shading plants. Image credit: Manuel H.

Study: Crowded Groups of Mutually Shading Plants ‘Dance’ Together to Share Sunlight

Aug 28, 2024 by News Staff

Typically, plants grow in crowded environments, where neighboring plants shade each other while competing for light. The presence of neighbors varies over...

The space salad. Image credit: University of Adelaide.

Researchers Create Space Salad for Astronauts

Mar 3, 2023 by News Staff

The space salad contains ingredients — including soybean, poppy, barley, kale, peanuts, sweet potato and sunflower seeds — that could be grown...

Sunflowers. Image credit: Betty Jo Tindle / CC BY-SA 3.0.

Sunflowers Use Internal Circadian Clock to Follow Sun

Aug 8, 2016 by News Staff

A team of scientists led by Prof. Stacey Harmer of the University of California, Davis, has discovered how sunflowers use their circadian clock, acting...